TicketsCINCINNATI – The University of Cincinnati women's basketball team opens the inaugural Atlantic Slam W on Friday, taking on Georgetown at 5 p.m. ET at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown, PE, Canada.
THE RUNDOWN
THE RUNDOWN
- The Bearcats will compete in the inaugural Atlantic Slam W from November 22-24 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, where they will face Georgetown and FGCU.
- This event marks a special homecoming for Canadian players Tineya Hylton (Toronto, Ontario) and Aïcha Dia (Montreal, Quebec). Both have represented Canada on the international stage: Hylton showcased her skills with the U23 National Team, while Dia competed at the 2021 U19 FIBA World Cup in Hungary.
- Cincinnati will look to bounce back after suffering a 69-68 loss to Seton Hall on Monday night at home. The Bearcats led by as many as 10 before the Pirates ended the game on a 13-3 run over the final 3:36 minutes.
- Four Bearcats finished in double figures behind a team-high 16 points from fifth year forward Jillian Hayes. She added a team-high 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season, 26th of her career.
- Reagan Jackson (11), Chloe Mann (11) and Tineya Hylton (10) also were in double figures. It marked the first double-digit scoring performance of Mann's career.
- Hayes is averaging nearly a double-double with 19.3 points and 9.8 rebounds and is shooting 57.7% from the field this season. She sits second in the Big 12 in rebounding, sixth in scoring and eighth in field goal percentage.
- Hayes has recorded three double-doubles in her first four games, which currently leads the Big 12 and ranks fourth nationally. She is one of six Big 12 athletes to score 30-or-more points in a game this season.
- Hayes is now tied for second all-time in program history in blocked shots (131) and is third in rebounds (883).
- Redshirt junior Alliance Ndiba opened her Bearcat career with three consecutive games of 10+ rebounds. She is the first Bearcat to start a season with 10+ boards in three straight games since Loyre Harper in 1992-93.
- Ndiba ranks eighth in the conference and inside the top-100 nationally in rebounding (8.8). She also sits t-sixth in the league in blocks per game (1.75).
- Hayes and Hylton combined for 40 points vs. Davidson. It marked the first time Cincinnati had two 20-point scorers in a game since Hayes (21 points) and Mya Jackson (24 points) vs. Toledo on Nov. 16, 2022.
- Hylton set and matched her career high of 20 points in two of the first three games. She is averaging 14.5 points to go along with a team-best 5.0 assists per game this season.
- Among active career leaders in Division I, Hayes is fifth in FT made (420), 17th in rebounds (883) and 28th in doubles-doubles (26).
- Hayes and Ndiba are two of six Big 12 players to have posted three games with 10-or-more boards.
- Cincinnati ranks third in the Big 12 in free throw percentage, shooting 74% from the charity stripe.
- Cincinnati pulled down 50 rebounds vs. Delaware State. It marked the fourth game in the Merriweather era at Cincinnati with 50 rebounds or more. Across her career, Merriweather's teams have achieved this feat in 46 games.
- Head coach Katrina Merriweather announced the signing of five players on National Signing Day. The class is currently ranked No. 7 by ASGR Hoops, marking the highest-ranked class in program history.
A WIN WOULD...
- Snap a five-game losing streak to Georgetown
MILESTONE WATCH
- Hayes is 12 blocks away from becoming UC's career blocked shots leader.
- Hayes is 17 rebounds from 900 in her career. She would be the third player in program history to reach the milestone.